DB Schenker has announced an investment into Warehousing1, an e-commerce fulfillment platform provider based in Berlin, Germany. The funding is the first venture capital activity of Schenker Ventures, the global logistics service provider’s holistic venturing department. Schenker Ventures joins Wa

DHL has released the second part of its trend report, named the Future of Work in Logistics, in which it predicts that the industry will lean toward augmented and automated processes in the next few decades. This installment of the DHL trend report presents two possible futures – one augmented by

LONDON/DUBLIN, June 22 (Reuters) - The cost of shipping goods has surged 25-30% since the start of the pandemic due to array of inflationary pressures that are "unlikely to abate in the short term," world No. 1 container shipping company Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) told Reuters on Wednesday. Maersk is viewe

PUBLISHED JUN 28, 2022 4:01 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE Shell and CMA CGM Group have signed agreements that will see them work closely together to accelerate decarbonising the marine sector. This includes a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement, which will supply LNG to CMA CGM’s

Global logistics firms are anticipating disruption, delays and price increases for air cargo supply chains in Shanghai following the start of a nine-day Covid lockdown in the city. Shanghai started a two-phase lockdown on March 28. From this date until April 1, the city’s east side, including Pudong

Due to the equipment crisis experienced in the previous periods, freight prices increased a lot. Regular shipments have come to a standstill. Many forwarders have put a lot of effort into overcoming this problem. We heard the same problem would come up soon. How is the equipment situation in your a

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Evergreen's colossal vessel, Ever Given, blocked the Suez canal. While the equipment crisis continued in many countries, this problem in the Suez canal affected the whole world trade even more. Due to the closure of the canal, many ships could not deliver their cargo on time. The damage of this sit

Metafora, a Chicago-based management and technology consultancy specializing in the transportation and logistics sector, has launched a new mergers and acquisitions (M&A) offering. With the M&A market in transportation remaining hot because of the pandemic context and a cash-flush private equity sec

INTTRA was founded in 2001 as a joint venture between CMA-CGM, Hamburg Sud, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk Line, MSC, and UASC to create a standard electronic booking system for the ocean freight industry. Neutral from the start, INTTRA has grown into the largest ocean shipping network in the world with over 3

PUBLISHED JUL 14, 2022 7:43 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE As the surge in container shipping grew in 2020 and 2021 carriers around the world were scrambling to find enough boxes to accommodate shipments while container manufacturers ramped up production to record levels. A new market analysis by the

Container shipping line CMA CGM has bought French logistics provider Gefco for an undisclosed sum. The buyout follows an earlier statement from Gefco that it was taking back the 75% stake in its business that Russian Railways bought in 2012 for €800m ($869m). The buyout has been submitted to compet

We have to work with the carriers due to our job. After all, they are the owner of the containers and the vessels. We must organize our shipments over the freights determined by them. This obligation does not mean that we are always satisfied with them. If there are any parts you don't like, you ca

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